Racketeer George Castle murders Las Vegas hotelier Glenn Faulkner over a gambling debt and sets his sights on land inherited by Faulkner's daughter. When Castle is also found murdered, the daughter is charged with the crime.

Recap

In Las Vegas, Glenn Faulkner is losing at the craps table when a model comes over and bets against him. Faulkner misses his point and leaves, tapped out, while the model collects her bet. As Faulkner leaves the casino, a man watches him go. Back at the hotel he owns, Faulkner writes a letter to his daughter Stephanie, admitting that he lost his money gambling. The man from the casino, George Castle, comes in and demands the $8,000 that Faulkner owes him. The note is payable on demand and Castle wants it now. Faulkner figures that Castle wants the land so the mob can put up a new casino, and Castle admits that he put up $50,000 as a guarantee. He assures Faulkner that he's selling but the hotelier promises to keep the land for his daughter Stephanie. Once he's sure that Faulkner won't deal, Castle takes out a gun and shoots Faulkner dead...

George Castle: All right, Mason, I'll pay your $1,500. Where do we go from here?Perry: I'm going to get a bad taste out of my mouth.

Perry: Oh, yes. Castle's business is a mystery, his ethics questionable, his source of income... well, you see what you can dig up.Paul: Sounds perfectly charming.

Perry: George Castle is dead.Stephanie Faulkner: How did you know that?Perry: That gentleman with the deceptive smile is Lt. Tragg. The only thing that keeps him working around the clock is a homicide.

Perry: Who is it?Della: Lt. Tragg.Perry: Breathing fire?Della: If he's a dragon, he's a tired one.